It surprises me to see this. I really like their music and think it's original, the two very different voices being one of the key strong points.

I don't know how popular HWM is in Belgium, but they're pretty popular among emo kids in the US which is why it didn't surprise me how everyone responded.

But seriously, check out Drive Like Jehu or Fugazi or even At the Drive-In...there's plenty of bands that beat the hell out of Hot Water Music.

I'll get to that. HWM isn't popular at all over here as far as I know, but I hate emo kids.